The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-16
OVER AT MARTINS FERRY.
Tho Cyclone Wrecks or Bhdly Injurcs Sow.
snty.uvc Houses,

Tho C,clone Wrecks "r Badly InIurcs Sow.
enty.iivc Houses.
The track OF the cyclone struck the hill.
top back Of Martins Ferry with destructive
turce. The residences OF J. II. G. Drennen,
DR.. DeHass sud Mr.. Bailic we're more or
less damaged, and barns and out buildings
totally wrecked. Orchards, and trees and
shruhbery on the hill also suffered ss.
verely, The storm then swept down the
hillside and acroas the level through
paulis addition and the adjacent terri
tory. leaving houses wrecked, roofs torn
oil and debris scattered over The
ground in its wake. A careful
review OF the field shows that
seventy.iiye houses were more or less in g.
jured, ousides the ruin OF Walnut Grove
and the cemetery. The Martins Fersv
Stove Works and Elson Glass Works were
injured, the former seriously. 1t is ssie to
compute the loss in tho aggregate at $l00.-
600, and much of the damage is OF Char.
acter which cannot he estimated in dol
lars and cents. A number OF persons
Tero hurt, several OF them gravely, and
many families rendered homeless.
Tho city authorities at once secured the
La tayette rink 10 serve as Temporary
ahelter Tor the homeless, and a meeting Of
ttg c;tizeus ia called for this afternoon at
! o'clock 10 devise measures for the relief
Of tho au,lerers.
TIE FORCE CT THE GALE.
The terrific momentum and fearful
power OF the gale can be imagined when
it ID known that shingles and email pieces
OF board wero driven through the westber
boarding oil houses rs though they had
been mieBiles fired from cannon. Chin
neys we're cut OIL sharp and clean rs il a
monster ak welded by tho arm OF n
Hercules had cleft them. In places one
building would be, entirely demolished,
and another but faw feet distant would
not have brick disturbed.
When the hurricane struck the riverit
lashcd the water into q perpendicular
sheet or wnll Of water ten or fifteen ieot
high. and Rs it fell back billowy waves
rolled clear to the West Virginia shore,
The river was covered with ehinyles.
bonrdF, scGh.iings and sections OF roofs
aud walls, blown through the air by the
gale. Corn shocks and hay stscks were
scattered and blown over tho surface OF
tho water, and this river WAS lined with
debris last evening clear to Bellaire,
THE DAMAGE IN DETAIL.
J.. W. BailOys concrete house, near tl,e
head OF Walnut street, wes blown flat to
tho ground; Frank Bailey wns slightly cut
about tho head; Mrs. Baily slightly in.
jnrcd by falling dobris.
Mr.. George Smith's fine residence. iupt
above Baley's, was badly wrecked, George
Smith being badly injured.
}. II. g. Dfennen's beautiful liouse at
the head OF Walnut street WAS very nearly
ruined. The houBo was Of brick, which
were scattered over the lawn, tho trees
and fine shrnbbery being completely de.
stroyod.
Mira. Stanton'a brick houso wear Walnut
street VIA badly wrecked, tho sida buiny
blown out, und tho roof partially oil.
Tho MCC0rd property, n large brick
house, was hnily wrecked, tho entire end
being blown down.
John 7. llukill's brick house NJ tho
hend OF Hanover btrcet was badly Bl,nken,
and tho roof torn entirely of.
Sea,,y MI ci lleury llall;rg's ntnpertv,
comprising barns, aheds, several houses
and hiB own dwelling, wero right in the
path Of tho cyclone, md were moro or leas
damaged.
Two franc dwollings owned by Thomas
Welsh, in raull'B addi.ion, were totally
wrecked, and tho con.onts ruined.
The honsn occupied by Y. Reilly, IN
l'aull's addition, usnd IA u dwelling md
Rnloon, wHs blown to atoms. Mr.. Roilly
had both lega broken and waa badly
fC0utinued on Fourth paos1